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  2. Scranton Cultural Center - Wikipedia

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    November 7, 1997 [1] The Scranton Cultural Center at the Masonic Temple (formerly the Masonic Temple and Scottish Rite Cathedral) is a theatre and cultural center in Scranton, Pennsylvania. The Cultural Center's mission statement is "to rejuvenate a national architectural structure as a regional center for arts, education and community ...

  3. History of the Jews in Pennsylvania - Wikipedia

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    Pennsylvania, one of the original thirteen states of the American Union was named after William Penn's father, whose son received a grant of the territory from King Charles II in 1681. When Peter Stuyvesant, in 1655, conquered the Swedish colonies on the Delaware River, three Jews, Abraham de Lucena, Salvator Dandrade, and Jacob Coen, requested ...

  4. List of places with eruvin - Wikipedia

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    While this list includes some eruvin in Israel for which references have been found on the Internet, virtually every community in Israel where observant Jews live has an eruv. Those which lack eruvin include non-Jewish communities like Arab, Bedouin or Druze towns, and some non-religious kibbutzim. Jerusalem [26] [27] Ramat Bet Shemesh [28]

  5. Charles Sumner Woolworth - Wikipedia

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    Charles Sumner Woolworth (August 1, 1856 – January 7, 1947), was an American entrepreneur who went by the nickname of "Sum", opened and managed the world's first five-and-dime store in Scranton, Pennsylvania, and was founder of the "C. S. Woolworth & Co" chain of 5¢ & 10¢ stores.

  6. Lackawanna County Courthouse - Wikipedia

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    The Lackawanna County Courthouse is an historic courthouse building that is located in Scranton, Lackawanna County, in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. History and architectural features [ edit ] Built in 1884, this historic structure is a three-and-one-half-story, rectangular, masonry building, with a raised basement.

  7. Scranton, Pennsylvania - Wikipedia

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    FIPS code. 42-69000. GNIS feature ID. 634293 [ 3] Website. www .scrantonpa .gov. Scranton is a city in and the county seat of Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, United States. With a population of 76,328 as of the 2020 U.S. census, [ 4] Scranton is the most populous city in Northeastern Pennsylvania and the Wyoming Valley metropolitan area, which ...

  8. William J. Nealon Federal Building and United States Courthouse

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    Coordinates: 41.4086°N 75.6629°W. The William J. Nealon Federal Building and United States Courthouse is a courthouse of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, located in Scranton, Pennsylvania. It was completed in 1931, and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2018.

  9. The Jewish vote could play a huge role in 2024. Pennsylvania ...

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    A 2021 Pew Research Center survey found a wide split in partisanship among Jewish voters depending on which movement they aligned with. Orthodox Jews favored Republicans over Democrats by 75% to ...